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He whakarāpopoto

Toihau finds out that the car has a flat tyre. He helps his Dad to change the tyre and learns which tools are required and how they are used.

He whāinga ako

To learn how to change a tyre.

He whatu pānui

Hei tautoko i te kaipānui

  • The story is written in present tense.
  • Some tools and their uses are identified in the story.
  • The story shows the sequence of events when changing a tyre.
  • Toihau watches his Dad first, then he completes some of the tasks himself. This could be used as an example when discussing tuakana – teina relationships.

Kia mataara!

  • This article provides a model of how to change a tyre safely.
  • Consider the student's experience of changing a tyre. Many may not have had any experience with car maintenance at all.
  • You may wish to demonstrate the use of the tools in the class.

He kete reo

haukore flat
hikiwaka jack
hua lever
paewīra axle
pararē shout
toe left
wetekina untie

Hei wānanga i te reo

Use of present tense for sentence starters:

Ka ...

Kātahi ka ...

Commands: whakapiri, whakamau, whakahokia

Use of passives: tīkina, wetekina

Hei whakaihiihi

  • Ask students to share their experiences of having a flat tyre on their car or bike and who changed it. Ask them to explain the sequence of steps in changing a tyre.
  • Find out who can change a bicycle tyre and ask them to demonstrate. Record the demonstration using a digital camera and write the sequence of steps in the demonstration with the students.
  • Survey the students to find out how many parents can change a tyre. Does the survey show differences between the numbers of men and women who can change tyres?
  • Debate the topic 'Only men are mechanics'.
  • What are the benefits of being able to change: a tyre, oil, or windscreen wipers?

Hei whakatā

  • How can you tell if a tyre is flat when you are driving, or when the car is stationary?
  • Discuss how car tyres go flat – a puncture, a worn tyre, or a faulty valve.
  • Identify some parts on a car wheel: a tube (pū), a tyre (rapa), and a hubcap (pūpoki).
  • Identify the tools that are needed to change the tyre.
  • Describe how each piece of equipment for fixing the tyre was used.
  • What is the function of an axle?
  • Why did Pāpā change the tyre then go and buy a new one?
  • Could Pāpā have completed the job himself?

Hei mahi

  • Look at the diagrams of a car in A Modern Māori Picture Dictionary by Katerina Mataira (1997).
  • Cut out a picture of a car in a magazine and label the parts of the car.
  • Make pencil sketches of different types of wheels. Label the different parts of each wheel.
  • Write an instructional manual on how to change a tyre.
  • Discuss how to change a wheel on a skateboard, a pushchair, and a scooter.
  • Using clean recyclable materials – plastic bottles, bottle tops, straws, number eight wire, and copper wire – make some model cars. Take photographs of the models and label each part of the car.

He whakapuaki māramatanga

  1. He aha te kaupapa o te pakiwaitara nei? (Te tīni i te wīra haukore.)
  2. Ko wai ngā tāngata i roto i te kōrero? (Ko Toihau rāua ko Pāpā.)
  3. He aha te mahi a Toihau? (Ka āwhina ia i a Pāpā.)
  4. Kei whea rāua? (Kei te kāinga, i roto i te whare motokā.)
  5. He aha ngā taputapu whakatika wīra i mahia e rāua? (Te hikiwai me te hua.)

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